Using S3 Browser you can also share the folders inside an s3 bucket. Below we will show you how to grant access to folders inside the bucket and how another user can connect to these folders.

To share the folder on Amazon S3 and automatically create new user:

1. Click Tools -> Bucket Sharing Wizard

Click Tools -> Bucket Sharing Wizard

Simple Bucket Sharing Wizard dialog will appear:

Simple Bucket Sharing Wizard allows you to easily create new users and grant them access to buckets and folders.

2. Choose the bucket from drop-down list. You can also specify the folder after slash. For example bucket-name/folder-name.

Or you can click the following button to open Browse For Folder dialog:

Click this button the open Browse For Folder dialog.

This dialog allows you to select the bucket and folder, you can also create new folder if necessary.

Browse For Folder dialog allows you to select the bucket and folder. You can also create a new folder.

3. Enter the name for new user and choose which actions the user can perform on files inside the bucket/folder.

4. Click Create new user and apply permissions. S3 Browser will create new IAM user and apply all necessary permissions.

Click the Create new user and apply permissions button

The following window appears after new user is created.

Click the Copy Access Key ID and Secret Access Key button.

These credentials required to access the shared bucket and folder. Copy them before closing the window. For security purposes there is no way to restore them later. However you can create new access keys if necessary.

The following text will be placed into the clipboard when you click Copy Access Key ID and Secret Access Key

Access Key ID, Secret Access Key and path can be pasted from clipboard.

Send these details to the user. Below we will describe how can a user connect to the bucket.

If you don't have an AWS Account, the person who want to share the bucket with you, can create an IAM Account for you and provide Access Key ID, Secret Access Key and Bucket/Folder name. Above you may find detailed instructions on how to create new IAM user and share the bucket/folder with them.